It's an honest mistake, thinking that marijuana and industrial hemp are one and the same. And in some ways they are: both are species of the genus cannabis, they both have the iconic five-fingered pot leafs, and both are widely sought after the world over. But aside from their outward appearance, they two have very… »6/25/13 4:26pm 6/25/13 4:26pm

The passage of Amendment 64 last fall has opened a land rush of sorts in Colorado, where growers are moving from from backyard grow ops to commercial scale nurseries. High Times Magazine recently walked through one of the most successful operations in the state, the RiverRock Wellness cultivation facility. »5/08/13 7:03pm 5/08/13 7:03pm

This slick animated short by Emily Tolan is a good refresher for those moments when you forget to be outraged by the fact that that we've spent $1,000,000,000,000 and accomplished, well, nothing. »5/07/13 6:15pm 5/07/13 6:15pm

Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist credited with first synthesizing LSD, died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 102 (Update: four years ago, in 2008. - Thanks Brose). During his work at Sandoz Pharmaceutical in Basel, Switzerland, Hofmann earned the title "the father of LSD" in 1938 when he first derived… »4/30/13 12:10am 4/30/13 12:10am